Service difficulty report · Compressor · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
May 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313AE
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B313
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Lt/Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
G, R
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE POWER DROPPED BACK TO 40 PERCENT TORQUE, ENGINE FLUCTUATED WITH A HAMMERING SOUND. THE RIGHT ENGINE THEN FOLLOWED THE SAME INDICATIONS. THE CTOT HAD BEEN AT 100 PERCENT AND HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED AT THAT POINT. PASSENGERS REPORTED FLAMES FROM BOTH ENGINE EXHAUST STACKS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD CONSECUTIVE COMPRESSOR STALLS ON THE LEFT ENGINE THEN THE RIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CTOT PANEL PART NUMBER 7239060503, SERIAL NUMBER 0237. THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES WERE REPLACED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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